front

Meanings

• the side that is forward or prominent
• the line along which opposing armies face each other
• the outward appearance of a person
  • "he put up a bold front"
• the side that is seen or that goes first
• a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
• a sphere of activity involving effort
  • "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"
  • "they advertise on many different fronts"
• (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
• the immediate proximity of someone or something
  • "he was well behaved in front of company"
• the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
  • "he walked to the front of the stage"
• a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
  • "he led the national liberation front"
• be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
• confront bodily
• relating to or located in the front
  • "the front lines"
  • "the front porch"

Synonyms

battlefront, breast, face, figurehead, forepart, front end, front line, front man, look, movement, nominal head, presence, social movement, straw man, strawman